Michael Anderson is a partner with the AndersonTuell law firm in Washington, D.C. He has practiced law for over 20 years, and has served for the past six years as outside legal counsel to more than a dozen American Indian tribes. Prior to his most recent tenure in the private sector, Anderson served for eight years in the U.S. Department of the Interior as associate solicitor for Indian affairs and as deputy assistant secretary for Indian affairs. He has also served as associate counsel and general counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Special Committee on Investigations. His practice areas include advocacy before federal agencies, legislative advocacy, counseling on all facets of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, trust land acquisition, counseling, tribal gaming commission counseling and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) counseling. Anderson is a member of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation.Patrick Bergin is a partner with the AndersonTuell law firm in Washington, D.C. He is an advocate for American Indian tribal governments before the United States Congress and state and federal agencies. He currently is registered to lobby before Congress on behalf of a number of American Indian tribal governments. Previously, he served as a senior staff member for a member of the California state legislature.
